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We are nearing a new year now and that usually means Spearfishing Club registration forms are up for renewal, or a new batch of keen and clued-on spearo’s are getting ready to sign up. At Adreno, we realise the importance of joining a spearfishing club, but we are constantly surprised by the amount of new...

Just two weeks to go until the Queensland State Titles!When: 12th and 13th November - backup dates of 19th and 20th NovemberWhere: Sunshine Coast, QueenslandCost: $50 entry (down from $280!) plus fuelPrizes: Many great, quality prizes to be won   The Queensland State Titles is the highest level of competition diving for a Queenslander, second...

With the Adreno BIG 5 competition underway it is time to start giving you some hints and tips about your target species. Over the next couple of months I will be talking to various experienced divers to share with you some of their hints and tips. First up, I will be sharing info on the...

I opened my email last Monday, after a weekend of cold and dirty water with not much fish, to a few pictures from my friend John Hurlstone that reminded me of a time, before winter, when we could go out for a day and come back with an awesome haul of quality fish!The spearfishing in...

If you can remember all the way back to April of this year then you will recall triple world spearfishing champion, Pedro Carbonell, visited Adreno Spearfishing Supplies to promote the brand that he loves – Beuchat.Before arriving in Australia though, Pedro first visited New Zealand where he amazed the Kiwi guys with his natural abilities...

Coming & GoingJuly, and it must be winter. But we have read and heard of plenty of divers groveling in cold, murky waters and others heading off for a spell in tropical waters where they won’t have to wear a 7mm wetsuit with all the extra lead weight that entails. However, deep diving exponent Dave...

Sunday 22nd of May saw some less than pleasant conditions hit the Bundaberg coastline – I know because I was out on a charter boat in the area doing some line fishing and it definitely was not ideal conditions! Luckily, I was in a 10.5m cat so the ride certainly wasn’t the worst I’ve experienced....

A large bull shark appeared to my right. “I must keep an eye on that”, I thought as I descended to deeper ground. A group of eagle rays were milling not far away. As I glanced back at the lurking shark though the rays cleared and instead of the shark I expected to see, I...

The new look Seachange has been prepared by the new National Communication Officers Jason Coe and Ian Drent- welcome and well done for a very professional and informative newsletter. http://www.auf-spearfishing.com.au/administration/documents/documents/63.pdf Seachange contains information for members about what is happening in our sport around Australia. For example safety, competitions, projects, media, records, ethics and much more. I...

In some respects calling this email a Newsletter is a bit of a misnomer because instead of our usual concentration on events past we are in this edition mainly notifying you of events to come. The next Newsletter will delve more into what has occurred and issues being addressed in various forums.First up, TV Viewing...